Wellbeing

A London-based legal executive today set a record as the first woman ever to drive solo in one day from north to south of the UK – not to mention becoming the first ever Indian to undertake such a challenge. Bharulata Kamble completed the gruelling 1407-km journey from Lands End …

He may be the subject of worship from London’s Parliament Square to the Oval Office in Washington DC, but Winston Churchill was little more than a mass murderer, with as much blood on his hands as Hitler does. That’s according to the Indian politician and author Shashi Tharoor, whose new …

India’s notorious new censor board has come under attack from freedom of speech activists and the film fraternity once again after banning a film about sexually liberated women in India. The film – titled ‘Lipstick Under My Burka’ – tells the secret lives of four women including a college student …

Thieves broke into the New Delhi home of India’s 2014 Nobel Peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi, and stole a replica of his prize medal, police said on Tuesday. Police official Romil Baniya told Reuters the replica was stolen from the south Delhi home of the children’s rights activist in an early …

The stench of rubbish hanging over swathes of Bangalore is so powerful it rouses residents in the middle of the night, the fetid result of a trash crisis that threatens its reputation as one of India’s nicest places to live. Hailed first as the country’s Garden City and then its …

A Pakistani female lawmaker threatened to self-immolate after she was harassed by male colleagues in parliament, telling AFP that the widely-publicised incident shows how laws to protect women are not being enforced. Nusrat Sahar Abbasi, an MP in Sindh province, spoke of her fury after provincial minister Imdad Pitafi invited …

Turmeric isn’t just a spice which should be used for cooking. It has many more benefits which most of us are unaware of. From offering healing to antiseptic properties, turmeric offers a bit of everything. Turmeric for wounds Just rubbing a bit of turmeric on a wound can help with …

Two leading lights from the British Asian community have backed a campaign raising awareness about breast cancer among Asian women over 70. Journalist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and Asian Women of Achievement Awards founder Pinky Lilani have pledged their support to Public Health England’s ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ campaign which is …

When I was expecting my daughter people had warned me about the sleepless nights and constant fatigue that is a part of every new parent’s life. Personally for me, being able to breastfeed my newborn properly was the most difficult issue to handle as a new parent. My daughter was …

How often have we looked at leaner people and said “How do you eat all of that and not get fat?”. The (irritating) response is almost invariably, “I just have a good metabolism”. We sometimes wonder why we’re not losing weight despite trying so many different things – from fad …